Desmond Tutu wins Templeton Prize
South Africa's Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been awarded the 2013
Templeton Prize, worth $1.7-million, by the US-based Templeton Foundation for his
work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness.
South African circumnavigates the globe
South African yachtsman Ralf Dominick has added his name to a prestigious list of
only 150 people who have sailed through the Northwest Passage, one of the world’s
most severe maritime challenges.
SA pays tribute to Amina Cachalia
South Africans from across the political spectrum have paid tribute to Amina Cachalia, a staunch anti-apartheid activist, women's rights campaigner and long-time friend of Nelson Mandela, who passed away on Thursday, aged 82.
SA billionaire joins super-givers list
Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, the richest black South African, has pledged to give half the income generated by his family assets to charity - becoming the first person outside the US to take the Giving Pledge started by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and billionaire Warren Buffett.
South Africa 'two-thirds urbanised'
Two-thirds of South Africa's population now lives in urban areas, according to the
most recent survey of the country released by the South African Institute of Race
Relations in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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